Anonymous was going to shutdown the internet. But, that did not happen. Instead they attacked the Home Office, which is a goverment site; and it informs people in the UK on many different things like: Terrorism, Drug Laws,and so on. Anonymous attacked the website shutting it down for several hours. A potential reason why they did it was a proposal that would allow the UK government to be able to see everyone's emails. More surveillance on UK citizens hits a sour note as they are the most watched country. Another claim is that Anonymous' shut down of the Home Office is of extradition(legal surrender of a fugitive in a another country). They did not want UK citizens, with no evidence against them, to go to the US because they committed a crime by US laws.
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Saw this. Pretty amazing stuff and I like what they do in terms of the fact that they bring other issues to light. They say that they are going after China next.
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